OGW Editorial Team, Author at Your Guide For Simple Living, Gardening, Backyard Fun

When to Harvest Onions – Signs They’re Ready and How to Cure Them

When to harvest onions — onion plants with tops falling over indicating they're ready to harvest

Onion harvest timing is all in the tops. Here’s how to read the signs, how to trigger the curing process, and what to do for maximum storage life.

When to Harvest Kale – How to Pick for Continuous Production All Season

by OGW Editorial Team

When to harvest kale — harvesting outer leaves from a mature kale plant while leaving center intact

Learn when kale is ready to harvest, which leaves to pick first, and the harvesting technique that keeps one plant producing fresh leaves for months.

When to Harvest Lettuce – Cut-and-Come-Again vs. Full Head Harvesting

by OGW Editorial Team

When to harvest lettuce — cut and come again method harvesting outer leaves

Learn when and how to harvest lettuce for maximum yield — the cut-and-come-again method, when to harvest head lettuce, and how to prevent bitterness.

When to Harvest Broccoli – Signs It’s Ready and How to Cut It

by OGW Editorial Team

Learn exactly when to harvest broccoli — the tight-bead test, color cues, and how to cut it correctly so the plant keeps producing side shoots all season.

Succession Planting: What It Is, How to Do It, and Why It Transforms Your Garden

by OGW Editorial Team

Succession planting — lettuce at three different growth stages showing the continuous harvest system

Succession planting is the technique that eliminates the feast-or-famine vegetable harvest cycle. Here’s how to plan and execute it for continuous harvests all season.

How to Grow Sweet Potatoes: Slips, Curing & Long Storage (2026)

by OGW Editorial Team

How to Grow Sweet Potatoes - Freshly harvested sweet potatoes being brushed off in the garden — orange Beauregard type and purple Stokes variety side by side

Everything you need to grow sweet potatoes at home — starting slips from tubers, planting through heat, harvesting before frost, and the curing process that makes them taste better.

How to Grow Onions: Sets, Seeds & Transplants Explained (2026)

by OGW Editorial Team

How to grow onions - Raised bed of mature onion plants with tops beginning to fall — red, yellow, and white varieties mixed together

How to grow onions from sets, seeds, or transplants — choosing the right day-length variety for your region, watering, neck-fall timing, and curing for storage.

How to Grow Peas: Shell, Snow & Snap Peas From Seed (2026)

by OGW Editorial Team

How to Grow Peas - Trellis covered with lush pea vines — plump snap pea pods and delicate white flowers at different stages of development

How to grow peas — the three types explained, the cold-season sowing window, succession planting strategy, and why peas stop producing in summer heat.

How to Grow Strawberries: Planting, Care & Harvest Guide (2026)

by OGW Editorial Team

How to Grow Strawberries - Overhead shot of a raised strawberry bed loaded with ripe red berries, green leaves, and white flowers at different stages

Learn how to grow strawberries at home — bare-root planting, the critical crown depth technique, runner management, and harvesting for the best flavor.

How to Grow Spinach: Fast Harvests in Cool Weather (2026)

by OGW Editorial Team

How to Grow Spinach - Dense bed of dark green spinach at harvest size — smooth Savoy-type leaves glistening after morning watering

Grow spinach from seed through a full cool-season harvest — choosing slow-bolt varieties, succession sowing strategy, why hot weather kills production, and fall replanting.